Following the winter break he was transferred to the former Soviet top club Metalist Kharkiv, but only recorded three matches with them by end of the second half of the season.

For the 1995–96 season Dolhanskyi transferred to the vice-champions of Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa and made his debut at club's continental competitions coming on substitution for Oleh Suslov in home match against the Maltese Hibernians.

In 1998 Chornomorets relegated to the second tier and during the winter break Dolhanskyi transferred to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih which at that time was one of the better teams in Ukraine.

Also for a short while Dolhanskyi tried his luck to play for the champions Shakhtar Donetsk, but after few matches for its reserve team, he returned back to Vorskla.

He re-joined Vorskla from Metalurh Donetsk in February 2005 and remained with the Poltava team until 2013 when he practically retired from professional football.